Soils in urban and industrial environments

Burghardt, Wolfgang

doi:10.1002/jpln.19941570308

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“…The first research into Necrosols was made in Czechoslovakia in 1957(Smolik 1957. In 1994, a German researcher Burghardt (1994) first classified cemetery soils as urban soils. Sobocka (2002Sobocka ( , 2003Sobocka ( , 2004 in her studies gave a reason for treating Necrosols as a new type of anthropogenic soils.…”

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Selected Chemical Properties of Necrosols from the Abandoned Cemeteries Słabowo and Szymonka (Great Mazurian Lakes District)

Majgier

Rahmonov

2012

Bulletin of Geography. Physical Geography Series

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Abstract:The paper shows the occurrences of cemetery soils and the physico-chemical features of soils in the cemeteries Słabowo and Szymonka (Great Mazurian Lakes District). Necrosols are anthropogenic soils and belong to Urbanosols. They form only in the area of cemeteries. Four soil profiles (Necrosols) were investigated in terms of morphological description and chemical properties especially phosphorus (Pt), organic carbon (OC) and nitrogen (Nt). These profiles were compared with the reference profile (Rusty soil, according to WRB 2007 Brunic Arenosol) made outside the cemetery. On the basis of research Necrosol has been defined as a soil formed by special human activity in cemeteries and burial grounds with specific soil horizon sequence, and also physical and chemical properties.

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Selected Chemical Properties of Necrosols from the Abandoned Cemeteries Słabowo and Szymonka (Great Mazurian Lakes District)

Majgier

Rahmonov

2012

Bulletin of Geography. Physical Geography Series

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“…At present, urban soils are mainly studied to assess the modern state of urban systems (Agarkova et al, 1991;Blume, 1989;Burghard, 1994;Lehmann and Stahr, 2007;Norra and Stüben, 2003;Stroganova and Agarkova, 1992;Stroganova et al, 1998). Generally, only the upper 2 m thick layer of urban soils and underlying sediments are considered.…”

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Pedogenetic Features of Habitation Deposits in Ancient Towns of European Russia and their Alteration under Different Natural Conditions

Alexandrovskiy

Долгих

Alexandrovskaya

2012

BSGM

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Over the centuries, layers of habitation deposits (or archaeological cultural layers) of up to 5-10 m in thickness have formed in towns and cities of European Russia. These specific deposits may be referred to as urbo-sediments. They consist mainly of the remains of buildings constructed out of wood, stones, bricks, or other materials and may also include traces of manure and diverse municipal wastes. Their composition and morphology depend on the natural conditions of the territory. In the humid northern forest regions of European Russia, the accumulation of wood remains, manure, and other organic substances is active. Thus, organic urbo-sediments are formed and the decomposition of organic matter in the deposits is hampered due to the high moisture content. In the ancient and medieval towns in the semiarid zone of southern Russia, such deposits consist of remains of mudbrick or adobe made of loess. Over the course of time, these deposits have been transformed as a result of the impact of pedogenetic processes developing under humid conditions in the North and under arid conditions in the South. In ancient towns in the forest zone with humid climate and poor drainage conditions, thick urbo-organic layers, consisting of a peatlike mass saturated with woody remains, have formed, whereas in the steppe zone, urbo-mineral sediments have developed.Keywords: geoarchaeology, cultural layer, urban soil, pedogenic processes, ancient towns, European Russia. Resumen A lo largo de los siglos, capas de depósitos de habitación (o capas culturales arqueológicas) de hasta 5 a 10 m de espesor se han formado en pueblos y ciudades de la Rusia Europea. En particular, estos depósitos pueden ser referidos como urbo-sedimentos. Ellos están constituidos principalmente por restos de edificaciones construidas de madera, piedras, ladrillos u otros materiales, los cuales también pueden contener abono y diversos deshechos municipales. Su composición y morfología dependen de las condiciones naturales del territorio. En los bosques de las regiones septentrionales húmedas de la

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“…It is most likely caused by concrete abrasions from buildings (Burghardt, 1994). For the seam material, additionally the adjacent pavers can be direct sources of constant carbonate supply as pedestrians not only abrase the soles of their shoes but also the surface of concrete or limestone pavers.…”

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Filter properties of seam material from paved urban soils

Nehls¹,

Józefaciuk

Sokołowska

et al. 2008

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract.Depositions of all kinds of urban dirt and dust including anthropogenic organic substances like soot change the filter properties of the seam filling material of pervious pavements and lead to the formation of a new soil substrate called seam material.In this study, the impact of the particular urban form of organic matter (OM) on the seam materials CEC pot , the specific surface area (A s ), the surface charge density (SCD), the adsorption energies (E a ) and the adsorption of Cd and P b were assessed. The Cd and P b displacement through the pavement system has been simulated in order to assess the risk of soil and groundwater contamination from infiltration of rainwater in paved urban soils.A s , E a and SCD derived from water vapor adsorption isotherms, CEC pot , P b and Cd adsorption isotherms where analyzed from adsorption experiments. The seam material is characterized by a darker munsell-color and a higher C org (12 to 48 g kg −1 ) compared to the original seam filling. Although, the increased C org leads to higher A s (16 m 2 g −1 ) and higher CEC pot (0.7 to 4.8 cmol c kg −1 ), with 78 cmol c kg −1 C its specific CEC pot is low compared to OM of non-urban soils. This can be explained by a low SCD of 1.2×10 −6 mol c m −2 and a low fraction of high adsorption energy sites which is likely caused by the non-polar character of the accumulated urban OM in the seam material.The seam material shows stronger sorption of P b and Cd compared to the original construction sand. The retardation capacity of seam material for P b is similar, for Cd it is much smaller compared to natural sandy soils with similar C org concentrations. The simulated long term displacement scenarios for a street in Berlin do not indicate an acute contamination risk for P b. For Cd the infiltration from puddles can lead to a breakthrough of Cd through the pavement sysCorrespondence to: T. Nehls (thomas.nehls@tu-berlin.de) tem during only one decade. Although they contain contaminations itself, the accumulated forms of urban OM lead to improved filter properties of the seam material and may retard contaminations more effectively than the originally used construction sand.

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Soils in urban and industrial environments

Cited by 147 publications

References 5 publications

Selected Chemical Properties of Necrosols from the Abandoned Cemeteries Słabowo and Szymonka (Great Mazurian Lakes District)

Selected Chemical Properties of Necrosols from the Abandoned Cemeteries Słabowo and Szymonka (Great Mazurian Lakes District)

Pedogenetic Features of Habitation Deposits in Ancient Towns of European Russia and their Alteration under Different Natural Conditions

Filter properties of seam material from paved urban soils

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